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(No Model.)

M. A. WING-ET.

HOPPER FOR CIGAR MACHINES.

Patented Nov. 29, 1892.

WITH EESEE NITE STATES PATENT Fries.

MARION A. IVINGET, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JEROME C.BRIGGS, OF SAME'PLACE.

HOPPER FOR ClGAR-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 486,919, dated November29, 1892.

Application filed July 23, 1891. Serial No. 400,482. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARION A. WINGET, of Columbus, in the county ofFranklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hoppers for Cigar- Machines; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in hoppers for cigar-machines;and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, which willbe fully described hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

The object of my invention is to supply the hopper of a cigar-machinewith an adjustable means whereby a cigar can be produced which iscomposed of two or more grades of tobacco-that is to say, one or one anda half inches of coarse tobacco that will not become loose in the mouthand the balance of the cigar of very fine tobacco, or the tip of goodordinary tobacco for any desired distance and the balance of the cigarof clear Havana, which will be a great saving in the cost of thematerial used in cigars, as will be readily understood, withoutdepreciating the value of the cigar to any great extent.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a hopper, showing myattachment in place therein and the hopper placed over a slide carryingan apron for rolling the bunch. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section ofFig. 1.

A indicates a hopper, which is of any desired construction or size thatmay be preferred or that adapts it for the kind of machine to which itis to be applied. As here shown, a slide B moves under this hopper, andthis slide is provided with a transverse opening, through which thetobacco dropsinto a pocket, as shown in my patent granted August 28,1888, No. 388,802. As this part of the drawings or description forms nopart of my present invention, it is not thought necessary to illustrateit. This is further thought unnecessary, for reason that my invention isapplicable to the hoppers of all grades and kinds of machines with butslight variations, as will be understood farther on. Placed within thishopper is a vertical partition D, which extends down into the hopper toits lower end and divides the hopper into two compartments, each ofwhich is to be filled with tobacco of a difierent grade. Passinghorizontally through this partition at any desired point is a screw b,and upon this screw, at each side of the partition, is a nut 6. By meansof this construction the size of the openings at the bottom of thehopper is regulated, as will be understood, and the amount of tobaccowhich shall form a portion of the cigar is regulated at will. The upperend or edge of the partition is provided with a clamp E at each side,which catches over the upper edge of the hopper, as shown, and holds theupper end of the partition in place.

While I here showbut one partition, it will be readily understood thatseveral partitions may be used and a cigar formed of several differentkinds of tobacco which vary in grade and quality, as may be desired. Itwill be noticed that this partition extends across the length of thecigar or bunch as it is being formed, so that the different kinds oftobacco are properly placed in the bunch.

By means of a device of this character I am enabled to place thepartition in the hopper of an ordinary machine and form a cigar whichhas one end of one kind of tobacco and the other end of another kind oftobacco, or I can form a cigar which consists of more than two kinds oftobacco by using still more partitions. The advantages of a device ofthis kind, whereby a cigar can be made of several kinds of tobacco, willbe apparent. That part of the cigar which is not smoked can be made ofan inferior quality, while that end which is consumed can be made of aline qualityof tobacco; or the same quality of tobacco can be used andone end of the cigar made of a mild tobacco and the other of a strongtobacco, and thus a mild and a strong smoke obtained from a singlecigar, or vice versa. In order to form a cigar of this kind, it will beunderstood at once that the partition must of necessity extend across ortransverse the bunch which is being formed by the machine.

I do not limit myself to applying the tobacco at any particular point orpointsof the A partition for a cigar-machine hopper, having at its uppercorners clamps which engage the upper edges of the hopper and anadjustable device at its lower end, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARION A. WINGET.

Witnesses:

FRED 1-1. CROUGHTON, T. S. FORD.

